pitot tube
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Name for Italian-born French engineer Henri Pitot who invented the device in the early 1700s.
Noun[edit]
pitot tube (plural pitot tubes)
- (aviation) A pressure measuring instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity, especially used to determine the airspeed of an aircraft.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
pressure measuring instrument
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Further reading[edit]
- pitot tube on Wikipedia.Wikipedia